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J.K. Rowling

Amnesty International

Having graduated from University with a BA in French and the Classics in 1986, J.K. Rowling worked in London as a researcher for Amnesty International – an organisation that campaigns against human rights abuse.

“Every day, I saw more evidence about the evils humankind will inflict on their fellow humans, to gain or maintain power. And yet I also learned more about human goodness at Amnesty International than I had ever known before…”